Faber Piano Adventures Written for ages 5 and 6, My
First Piano Adventure captures the child's playful
spirit. Fun-filled songs, rhythm games and technique
activities develop beginning keyboard skills. Three
distinguishing features of the Lesson Book A make it
unique and effective for the young 5-6 year old
beginner. 1. A strong focus on technique embedded in the
book through playful technique games, chants, and
carefully-composed pieces that gently lead the child
into pianistic motions. 2. An outstanding CD for the
young student to listen, sing, tap, and play along with
at the piano. The orchestrated songs on the CD feature
children singing the lyrics, which has great appeal to
the 5-6 year old beginner. The CD becomes a ready-made
practice partner that guides the student and parent for
all the pieces and activities in the books. 3. The
fanciful art features five multi-cultural children who
are also learning to play. These friends at the piano
introduce basic rhythms, white key names, and a variety
of white and black-key songs that span classical, folk,
and blues. Young students will listen, sing, create, and
play more musically with Nancy and Randall Faber s My
First Piano Adventure, Lesson Book A. The Lesson Book
introduces directional pre-reading, elementary music
theory and technique with engaging songs, games, and
creative discovery at the keyboard. Young students will
enjoy the multi-cultural "friends at the piano" who
introduce white-key names, basic rhythms, and a variety
of songs which span classical, folk, and blues.
Ear-training and eye-training are also part of the
curriculum. The Fabers' instructional theory "ACE" -
Analysis, Creativity, and Expression, guides the
pedagogy of My First Piano Adventure. Analysis leads to
understanding, creativity leads to self-discovery, and
expression develops personal artistry. The CD for this
book offers a unique listening experience with
outstanding orchestrations and vocals. The recordings
demonstrate a key principle of the course: when children
listen, sing, tap, and move to their piano music, they
play more musically. |
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